Philadelphia 76ers

The summary Coach Brett Brown offered up the line of the night when he announced pregame that he never envisioned when he took the 76ers job playing the Bulls with just nine players and no point guards. But the injury-wracked and victory-deprived 76ers played hard before falling 114-107 to the Bulls, who stayed in fourth place in the East. Derrick Rose's big night featured 22 points, eight assists, six rebounds, three steals and zero turnovers and Pau Gasol added his 52nd double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Robert Covington's 22 points led the 76ers, who shot 41 3-pointers. Turning point In an unexpected tight game late, Rose shredded the 76ers defense on an...

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Coach Brett Brown offered up the line of the night when he announced pregame that he never envisioned when he took the 76ers job playing the Bulls with just nine players and no point guards. But the injury-wracked and victory-deprived 76ers...

TV/radio: 6 p.m. Wednesday; CSN, WMVP-AM 1000.
Storylines: The 76ers have not played since Saturday, when they posted a shocking 92-84 victory over the Hawks. Atlanta rested three starters but still it marked just the fourth time in NBA history a team...

MINNEAPOLIS -- On the cusp of claiming a dubious place in the NBA record books, the Philadelphia 76ers found the breakthrough they sought for more than two months.
The 76ers entered Wednesday with an 0-17 record, one loss away from tying the 2009-10...

Winning a game in the NBA is hard.
No one knows that better right now than the Philadelphia 76ers, who are 0-11 this season. Every other team, even the Lakers, has at least three victories.
Things have gotten so bad with the 76ers that even one of their...

PHILADELPHIA — Two days after returning from missing two games to sprained ankles, Derrick Rose sat again Friday night against the 76ers.
"It's a little sore," Rose said. "Just trying to be in here for the long haul."
As of now,...

The Philadelphia 76ers will acquire center Anthony Bennett as part of the Kevin Love trade, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.The Cleveland Cavaliers sent Bennett, guard/forward Andrew Wiggins and a future first-round draft pick to the Minnesota...

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Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor told the St. Paul Pioneer Press that All-Star power forward Kevin Love likely will be traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers by Aug. 24.
Aug. 23 is the first day Cavaliers rookie Andrew Wiggins is eligible to be traded...

First-round pick Doug McDermott and two previous first-rounders -- Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic -- are part of the Chicago Bulls' trade offer to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love, according to NBA reporter Chris Sheridan.
“The hang-up is Mirotic...

In some cases, bad blood comes with an expiration date.
LeBron James is headed back to Cleveland to play for owner Dan Gilbert. That might have been unthinkable four years ago, when James announced he was taking his talents to South Beach to play for...

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Has Jabari Parker declared for the NBA yet?
Why not?
He has to leave.
Now.
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